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American Community Survey Data Access & Use

Starting with Census 2010, the decennial census and annual American Community Survey (ACS) are integrally connected. This section is focused on topics concerning Census 2010/ACS data access and use, applications using these data and the integration and analysis of these data with other data. Census 2010 has its own focus page.

The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to provide more frequently updated demographics for national and sub-national geography than provided by the decennial census program. The ACS collects and produces population and housing information every year instead of every ten years. ACS is integrally connected with Census 2010. This section is focused on topics concerning ACS data access and use, applications using these data and the integration and analysis of these data with other data.

Upcoming related developments

... 5/15/12 Census Bureau State & County Population Estimates
- by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 2011
... 6/1/12 Outlook 2060 -- National & State Demographic Projections to 2060
- demographic estimates & projections 2010 to 2060.
- see related: http://proximityone.com/statetrends.htm
... 6/11/12 2010-2017 Annual Estimates & Projections Update
- detailed demographics to the Census 2010 census tract level
... 6/15/12 ACS 2010 School District Special Tabulation
- first school district "richer demographics" for children by type of enrollment
using Census 2010 school district boundaries
- see related: http://proximityone.com/sdst0509.htm
... 10/11/12 Census Bureau American Community Survey 2011 1-year estimates
- 2011 "richer demographics" for areas of 65,000 population or more

... more about What's New & Ahead: http://proximityone.com/whatsnew.htm

New Topics/Applications Using ACS 2010
... ACS 2010 Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Custom Estimates
- using PUMS2012 software to develop custom demographic estimates.
http://proximityone.com/puma2012.htm
... ACS 2010 School District Special Tabulation
- children's demographic and living characteristics by school district.
- demographic tabulated by type of enrollment universe.
- all school districts interactive ranking table using 2009-10 boundaries.
http://proximityone.com/sdst0610.htm
... Developing Census 2000 PUMA Shapefiles using Census 2010 Geography
- Census 2000 Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) [shapefiles]
are used with ACS 2010 Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) & Census 2000 PUMS files
- Census 2000 PUMA areas/shapefiles will be used with ACS 2011 PUMS
- use this step-by-step process to create Census 2000 PUMA Shapefiles using Census 2010 Geography
see http://proximityone.com/puma2000.htm
... Examining Linguistic Isolation by Block Group
- using ACS 2010 5-year estimates; ranking table; GIS & visual analysis
- languages spoken by households; ability to speak English
see http://proximityone.com/language_spoken.htm
... Analyzing Census Tract GeoDemographic Change 2000-2010-2012
- view/analyze Census 2000 tracts and corresponding Census 2010 tracts
- using ACS 2010 5-year estimates with Census 2000 & Census 2010 tracts
see http://proximityone.com/tracts_2000_2010.htm

ACS 2010 -- http://proximityone.com/acs2010.htm
... latest data, released fall 2011.
... use ranking table to compare Census 2010 and ACS 2010 demographics for wide-ranging geography.

ACS 2010 5-Year Estimates
Released December 8, 2011 -- ACS 0610 Main Page
All U.S. Census Tract Demographics Interactive Ranking Table

Selected ACS Documents
• Assessment of Data Quality Filtering of Multiyear Estimates in ACS Data
• Comparison of ACS Detailed Tables with Tables in Census 2000 Summary File 3
• Analysis of the 2009 Field of Degree Question in the ACS
- Science & Engineering Degrees 2009
• Using Subcounty Population Estimates as Controls in Weighting for the ACS

Fall 2011 Briefing Releases
• Lifetime Mobility in the United States: 2010
• School-Aged Children With Disabilities in the U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2010
• Food Stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Receipts for Households by State: 2009 and 2010
• The Foreign-Born With Science and Engineering Degrees:2010
• The Newly Arrived Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 2010

• Child Poverty by Selected Race Groups and Hispanic Origin: 2009 and 2010
• Public Assistance Receipt in the Past 12 Months for Households: 2009 and 2010
• Poverty: 2009 and 2010
• Same-Sex Couple Households: 2010
• The Foreign Born From Latin American and the Caribbean: 2010

• Employment/Population Ratio for the 50 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2008, 2009, and 2010
• Health Insurance Coverage of Workers Aged 18 to 64, by Work Experience: 2008 and 2010
• Household Income for States: 2009 and 2010

ACS 2009 -- First 'Richer Demographics' since Census 2000 5-year estimates
... for all counties, school districts, census tracts, cities and more
... analytically geared datasets and ranking tables
... rank/compare/query income/poverty, educational attainment,
housing value, language, age, race/ethnicity, etc.

• all U.S. places ranking table
• all U.S. states/counties ranking table
• all U.S. census tracts ranking table

• State by State:

GIS/Map Pattern Analysis	Census Tract Ranking Table	School District Ranking Table
Alabama	Tracts	School Districts
Alaska	Tracts	School Districts
Arizona	Tracts	School Districts
Arkansas	Tracts	School Districts
California	Tracts	School Districts
Colorado	Tracts	School Districts
Connecticut	Tracts	School Districts
Delaware	Tracts	School Districts
DC-MD-VA	Tracts	School Districts
Florida	Tracts	School Districts
Georgia	Tracts	School Districts
Hawaii	Tracts
Idaho	Tracts	School Districts
Illinois	Tracts	School Districts
Indiana	Tracts	School Districts
Iowa	Tracts	School Districts
Kansas	Tracts	School Districts
Kentucky	Tracts	School Districts
Louisiana	Tracts	School Districts
Maine	Tracts	School Districts
Maryland	Tracts	School Districts
Massachusetts	Tracts	School Districts
Michigan	Tracts	School Districts
Minnesota	Tracts	School Districts
Mississippi	Tracts	School Districts
Missouri	Tracts	School Districts
Montana	Tracts	School Districts
Nebraska	Tracts	School Districts
Nevada	Tracts	School Districts
New Hampshire	Tracts	School Districts
New Jersey	Tracts	School Districts
New Mexico	Tracts	School Districts
New York	Tracts	School Districts
North Carolina	Tracts	School Districts
North Dakota	Tracts	School Districts
Ohio	Tracts	School Districts
Oklahoma	Tracts	School Districts
Oregon	Tracts	School Districts
Pennsylvania	Tracts	School Districts
Rhode Island	Tracts	School Districts
South Carolina	Tracts	School Districts
South Dakota	Tracts	School Districts
Tennessee	Tracts	School Districts
Texas	Tracts	School Districts
Utah	Tracts	School Districts
Vermont	Tracts	School Districts
Virginia	Tracts	School Districts
Washington	Tracts	School Districts
West Virginia	Tracts	School Districts
Wisconsin	Tracts	School Districts
Wyoming	Tracts	School Districts

... more detail ... get profile for your area(s) of interest:
• click above link then ...
• click "Datasets" (left column)
• select American Community Survey
• take default "2005-2009" and click "Data Profile" at right
• choose a type of geography then specific geography and click Next; view the profiles (4 types)
... profile for a 'neighborhood'? find your census tract code and then use in above 'get profile'
... first updated demographic profiles since Census 2000 for all U.S. geographic areas.
... each/all U.S. census tracts, cities/places, counties, school districts, metros,
and many other types of geographic areas.

12.10.10. Support Information for 2005-09 5-year Data Products
... 11 billion subject matter estimates.

Overall description, reference and documentation
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/2009_release/

Census 2000/ACS Table Comparison Tool
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/2009_table_comparisons
... identifies and describes approximate matches between ACS Detailed Tables and tables in Census 2000 SF3

Earlier posts ...

10.18.10 Rental Market Conditions by Metro

10.15.10 U.S. & State Demographic Profiles ... ACS 2008 & 2009

10.12.10 Metro Area Demographic Profiles ... ACS 2008 & 2009

10.11.10 America's Urban Areas ... comparing Census 2000 & ACS 2009

10.08.10 Congressional District Demographic Profiles ... ACS 2008 & 2009

09.10.10 ACS 2005-09 Block Group Subject Matter Tables

... an update to the table presented below will be posted week of 12/13/10.

ACS 2006-08 All Tabulation Areas Interactive Ranking Table
Click ShowAll button to show all tabulation areas.
Select State using State drop-down to view data in one state.
Click column header to sort; click again to sort other direction.
See notes below about ranking table content & use. See related Ranking Tables Main Page

More about using the above ranking table and data ...

The ACS 2006-08 ranking table, shown above, contains a set of rows/records for all tabulation areas from the ACS 2006-2008 3-year program. These are geographic areas with population 20,000 or more. The rightmost columns of the ranking table are ACS 2006-08 estimates for the tabulation area:

• Population - total population
• %HS Grad+ - percent high school graduates & higher (table B15002, population 25 yrs & older)
• %Bchlr Deg+ - percent bachelor degree & higher (table B15002, population 25 yrs & older)

Using the buttons below the ranking table, select a state of interest and then optionally a summary level (SumLevel) of interest. The table refreshes with only these tabulation areas. Next, click on a subject matter column header to rank areas in ascending or descending order. Click that column header again to rank in other direction.

The ranking table data were developed with a special program that processes the ACS0608 summary files. The software processes the full 1.9GB "all_ACSSF.zip" in two steps. In step one a master file is developed in dbase structure that contains the "geographic header record" for all tabulation areas (see page 13 in technical documentation for a list of items). In a second step, the all U.S. master file is processed and specified subject matter fields are then integrated into the master file. Also in the second step, a supplemental area name field (shortname) is created and added to the master file. An extract file is generated that contains the selected fields shown in the ranking table (including the shortname in the AreaName column).

Summary Levels
010 United States
020 Region
030 Division
040 State
050 State-County
060 State-County-County Subdivision
160 State-Place
500 State-Congressional District (110th)
795 State-Public Use Microdata Area (5%)
900 State-School District
Following three summary levels have been recoded to 900
... they remain coded as 950, 960, 970 in the GEOID column
- 950 State-School District (Elementary)
- 960 State-School District (Secondary)
- 970 State-School District (Unified)
230 State-Alaska Native Regional Corporation
250 American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land
310 Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area
312 Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area-State-Principal City
314 Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area-Metropolitan Division
330 Combined Statistical Area
335 Combined New England City and Town Area
350 New England City and Town Area
352 New England City and Town Area-State-Principal City
355 New England City and Town Area (NECTA)-NECTA Division
400 Urban Area

Component Codes
00 Not in any geographic component
01 Urban
43 Rural
52 In metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area
55 Not in metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area
56 In metropolitan statistical area
57 In metropolitan statistical area-in principal city
58 In metropolitan statistical area-not in principal city
59 Not in metropolitan statistical area
60 In micropolitan statistical area
61 In micropolitan statistical area-in principal city
62 In micropolitan statistical area-not in principal city
89 American Indian reservation and trust land - Federal Tribe
91 Oklahoma tribal statistical area
92 Tribal designated statistical area
93 Alaska Native village statistical area
94 State designated American Indian statistical area

Additional Information
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